WHO appoints ICMR Chief Dr Soumya Swaminathan as Deputy Director General savita thakur thakur4 Oct 2017 11:37 AM ISTNew Delhi:Â The director general of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Soumya Swaminathan, has been appointed as the deputy director...
Need for regulated Medical Boards for MTP cases- An Analysis Dr. Harleen Kaur3 Oct 2017 3:06 PM ISTIndia is witnessing an unprecedented increase in the number of women reaching courts in order to get permission for abortions. Of the forty judgements...
India must raise investment in health sector: WHO savita thakur thakur29 Sept 2017 9:00 AM ISTNew Delhi: India needs to raise investment in the health and education sectors for capacity building as well as creating public awareness to deal with...
Mass vaccination against swine flu not recommended: Health Ministry panel savita thakur thakur26 Sept 2017 2:00 PM ISTNew Delhi: A committee set up by the Health Ministry to review its guidelines on seasonal influenza vaccination (H1N1), in the wake of a spurt in...
First-ever nutrition policy soon for severe acute malnourished children savita thakur thakur25 Sept 2017 1:12 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a first, the government will soon release a nutrition policy for severe acute malnourished (SAM) children, a senior official said.The...
Top doctors in the country join hands to form first of its kind AIR Council savita thakur thakur15 Sept 2017 9:21 AM ISTNew Delhi: Top medical experts with different specialities, from across the country recently came together for an inaugural meeting to form a body...
800 million dollar required to eliminate measles by 2020 from India, south east Asia: WHO savita thakur thakur9 Sept 2017 1:25 PM ISTMale: India and four other countries in South East Asia need over USD 800 million to eradicate measles by 2020 - the deadline for eliminating the...
Tobacco may cause irreversible blindness: AIIMS Doctors savita thakur thakur2 Sept 2017 9:00 AM ISTNew Delhi: Tobacco not only causes cancer, its prolonged consumption also may also lead to blindness, and often such cases are irreversible, doctors...
45 percent of nursing pupil lack basic medical knowledge: Report savita thakur thakur26 Aug 2017 9:40 AM ISTNew Delhi: Nearly 45 per cent of the nursing candidates who underwent skill training in India lacks proper knowledge to carry out daily care...
Columbia Asia Hospitals launches Columbia Clinic savita thakur thakur20 Aug 2017 9:54 AM ISTBENGALURU: Over the last two decades there has been an alarming rise in cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, hypertension, asthma and respiratory...
Mission Indradhanush Immunisation-A total of 247 lakh children covered savita thakur thakur15 Aug 2017 9:31 AM ISTUnder Mission Indradhanush Immunization drive, children under 2 years of age and pregnant women are targeted for immunization. However, vaccination on...
Second Biannual National Deworming Day to tackle worm infections in children savita thakur thakur12 Aug 2017 2:26 PM ISTBangalore: In order to combat the public health threat of intestinal worm infections in children aged 1-19, the Government of India will observe the...
